​​​​​​​An escalating insurgency by ISIS in Syria 's Badia, 48 Syrian forces' elements killed 

Government forces, in coordination with Russian aircraft, continue to sweep extensive operations in the Syrian Badia in the Homs countryside and the Aleppo-Hama-Raqqa triangle, in search of ISIS mercenary cells scattered heavily in the region, in an attempt to curb the escalating ISIS operations, and the combing operations come with great Russian support and support through strikes Intense air on a daily basis.

The Syrian Observatory had indicated earlier that the airspace of the Syrian Badia is witnessing continuous sorties by Russian planes, amid intense raids carried out on a daily basis, targeting areas where ISIS mercenaries are spread there, in an attempt to limit its intense and escalating activity, as ISIS intends to target government forces' sites. In different places of the Syrian desert.

ISIS mercenaries' attacks were concentrated in the Shula Badia, west of Deir-ez-Zor, reaching the Albu Kamal desert in the east, Deir-ez-Zor road - Mayadin, and Hamima road - the third station towards the city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, in addition to the Rusafa area in the countryside of al-Raqqa, in addition to the Ithria area in the eastern countryside of Hama and As- Swiyda desert.

Within a week, these operations resulted in the killing of at least 48 government forces, including officers and leaders, in addition to the wounding of dozens of them, in addition to losing contact with more than 50 elements during the combing campaigns in the Syrian Badia, and 22 ISIS mercenaries were killed in the Russian air strikes. And clashes.

Russia announced the implementation of a military operation in the Syrian desert, which it called "the White Desert", after the killing of a Russian brigade officer in Deir - ez-Zor by explosion explosive device.

ISIS launched separate attacks and ambushes in separate areas of the Syrian desert over the past week, despite the daily air strikes launched by Russian planes.